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The Last Catastrophe: Stories by Allegra Hyde

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irenemarie's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

misha_ali's review

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4.0

Almost across the board, I thought the shorter stories were weaker than the longer-form ones, which have time to flesh out themes and history. Or perhaps, due to the stories being about what has happened after climate change catastrophe, the longer stories have more space to set up cause and consequence and really get me invested.

Overall, a solid collection and some standouts for me but also a few short ones that left be unsatisfied and pulled down my overall rating (and enjoyment) of the book.

_astronomay's review

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adventurous informative reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

ktjawrites's review

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5.0

Grant us all something new from Allegra Hyde every year, please and thanks.
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“(In my haunted mirror, a ghost meadow yearns into being. Wildflowers burst open — honeysuckle, buttercup, Queen Anne's lace — blossoms redolent even as apparitions. Ghost bees bask in pollen, the nectar sweet here: infinite.)”

stitching_ghost's review

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5.0

I didn't want this book to end. I enjoyed the writing style so much that it became a sort of comfort read that I went back to every day for a couple of pages, alas all good things must end as they say.

While this book is speculative fiction I would think a lot of the stories would also appeal to fans of quiet horror.